Later Life

Pure Retirement loan book tops £4bn

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has reported that its overall loan portfolio has risen...

Key and MorganAsh to collaborate over vulnerability

Later life lending firm Key has agreed to work collaboratively with MorganAsh on a...

1.8m over 60s “underestimate care costs”

11% of over-60s say they are currently caring for a family member, equating to...

Sharp rise in numbers opting out of workplace pensions

Data from Penfold, the digital pensions platform, has revealed that the number of savers...

More2life unveils high LTV equity product

More2life is adding a sixth range to its product proposition with the launch of...

Just Group to use Comentis’ vulnerability software

Retirement specialist Just Group has become the first provider in the retirement income sector...

LiveMore restructures sales management

LiveMore has appointed a new head of intermediary sales as part of a restructuring....

Clearing existing mortgage most popular H1 reason for equity release

Canada Life has stated that 50% of equity release applications it received in the...

LiveMore appoints dedicated RSM for North and Scotland

LiveMore has expanded its sales and broker support team with the appointment of its...

Property wealth funding travel boom

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has revealed that customer equity release drawdown data...

Retirees returning to work due to cost-of-living crisis

Paragon has found that nearly one in 10 retirees have returned to the workforce...

Canada Life looks at long-term financial planning within families

Canada Life has introduced a new element in its ‘Long Term Close Up’ campaign...

LiveMore partners with Positive Lending

LiveMore has expanded its distribution with a new partnership with Positive Lending. Specialising in mortgage...

Equity Release Supermarket appoints national account manager

Craig Kerrigan has joins Equity Release Supermarket as national account manager. Kerrigan (pictured) will be...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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